Verse 7

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Si meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor gjeter du dine flokker, og hvor hviler du dem ved middagstid? Hvorfor skulle jeg se ut som en som skjuler seg blant vennenes flokker?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Si meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du vokter, hvor du lar hvile ved middagstid. For hvorfor skulle jeg være som en som flakker rundt ved dine venners flokker?

• Norsk King James

  Fortell meg, du som jeg elsker, hvor du lar flokken din beite, hvor du lar dem hvile ved middagstid; for hvorfor skulle jeg være en som vender seg bort fra flokkene til dine ledsagere?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du gjeter flokken din, hvor du hviler om middagen; for hvorfor skulle jeg vandre som en som skjuler seg ved dine venners flokker?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du gjeter, hvor du lar flokken ligge til hvile ved middagstid. Hvorfor skulle jeg være som en som dekker seg til ved dine venners flokker?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor gjeter du, hvor lar du hvilestedeet være for flokken ved middagstid? Hvorfor skal jeg være som en som går bort ved flokkene til dine venner?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du beiter og lar din flokk hvile midt på dagen, for hvorfor skal jeg være som en som går langs sidene av flokkene til dine ledsagere?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor gjeter du, hvor lar du hvilestedeet være for flokken ved middagstid? Hvorfor skal jeg være som en som går bort ved flokkene til dine venner?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du gjeter, hvor du lar hvile ved middagstid; for hvorfor skulle jeg være som en som er dekket ved flokkene til dine venner?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Si meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor fører du din hjord til hvile? Hvor lar du den ligge ved middagstid? For hvorfor skulle jeg være som en som flakker omkring blant dine venners flokker?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Giv mig tilkjende, du, hvilken min Sjæl elsker! hvor du føder (Hjorden), hvor du lader den ligge om Middagen; thi hvorfor skulde jeg være som den, der skjuler sig hos dine Medbrødres Hjorde?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du vil gjete, hvor du hviler med din flokk ved middagstid. Hvorfor skal jeg være som en som flakker omkring ved dine venners flokker?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon. Why should I be like one who turns aside by the flocks of your companions?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du gjeter flokken din, hvor du lar dem hvile i middagstiden; hvorfor skulle jeg være som en som er tildekket ved dine venners flokker? Elskeren

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fortell meg, du som min sjel elsker, Hvor du gresser, Hvor du hviler ved middag, For hvorfor skulle jeg være som en tilslørt, Ved dine venners flokker?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Si meg, du som min sjel elsker, hvor du gjeter flokken, hvor du lar den hvile ved middagstid, hvorfor skulle jeg være som en tilslørt ved dine venners flokker?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Si meg, du som jeg elsker, hvor vokter du flokken din, og hvor lar du den hvile ved middagstid? Hvorfor skal jeg vandre som en som dekker ansiktet, ved dine venners flokker?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Tell me (o thou whom my soule loueth) where thou fedest, where thou restest at the noone daye: lest I go wronge, and come vnto the flockes of thy companyons,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Shewe me, O thou, whome my soule loueth, where thou feedest, where thou liest at noone: for why should I be as she that turneth aside to the flockes of thy companions?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Tell me O thou whom my soule loueth, where thou feedest the sheepe, where thou makest them rest at the noone day: for why shall I be like hym that goeth wrong about the flockes of thy companions?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Tell me, you whom my soul loves, Where you graze your flock, Where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled Beside the flocks of your companions? Lover

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest [it] to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions? Lover

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Shepherd and the ShepherdessThe Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!

Referenced Verses

• Song 3:1-4 : 1 On my bed at night, I sought the one my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him. 2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the squares; I will seek the one my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him. 3 The watchmen who patrol the city found me. "Have you seen the one my soul loves?" 4 Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
• Ps 23:1-2 : 1 A psalm of David: The LORD is my shepherd; I will lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
• Isa 13:20 : 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
• Jer 33:12 : 12 This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this desolate place, without people or animals, and in all its towns, there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
• Mic 5:4 : 4 And he will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise up against them seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
• Matt 10:37 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• John 6:67-69 : 67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?' 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.'
• John 10:11 : 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
• John 10:28-29 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
• John 21:17 : 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
• Col 3:14-18 : 14 And above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were also called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
• 1 Pet 2:7 : 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,'
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.
• Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Ps 28:1 : 1 To you, O LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be silent to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• Ps 80:1 : 1 For the director of music, to the tune of 'Lilies', a testimony of Asaph, a psalm.
• Ps 116:1 : 1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.
• Song 2:3 : 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
• Song 2:16 : 16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.
• Song 5:8 : 8 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick.
• Song 5:10 : 10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
• Song 5:16 : 16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
• Song 6:3 : 3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
• Song 8:13 : 13 You who dwell in the gardens, your companions are listening to your voice; let me hear it.
• Isa 5:1 : 1 Let me sing now for my beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Gen 37:16 : 16 He replied, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are shepherding."
• 1 Sam 12:20-21 : 20 Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.' 21 Do not turn aside, for you would be following things that are worthless and cannot benefit or deliver you, for they are meaningless.
• Ps 18:1 : 1 To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.